KN · Knowles Corp - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $153.10M | - | $152.90M | $145.90M | $132.20M | - | $142.50M | $204.70M | $196.40M | - |
| Cost of Revenue | $85.90M | - | $82.80M | $81.70M | $78.40M | - | $79.50M | $127.90M | $125.50M | - |
| Gross Profit | $67.10M | - | $69.90M | $60.60M | $53.30M | - | $62.90M | $77.60M | $69.90M | - |
| R&D | $11.70M | - | $10.00M | $10.00M | $9.70M | - | $10.20M | $20.90M | $20.60M | - |
| SG&A | $39.40M | - | $34.00M | $35.90M | $37.20M | - | $33.90M | $43.00M | $43.50M | - |
| Total Operating Expenses | $51.20M | - | $44.10M | $45.90M | $49.30M | - | $44.20M | $313.20M | $65.60M | - |
| D&A | $9.20M | - | $5.00M | $5.00M | $9.00M | - | $5.00M | $7.70M | $14.00M | - |
| Operating Income | $15.90M | - | $25.80M | $14.70M | $4.00M | - | $18.70M | ($235.60M) | $4.30M | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Income Tax | ($300.0K) | - | $4.30M | $3.50M | $1.20M | - | $3.00M | $18.80M | $3.20M | - |
| Net Income | $9.70M | - | $17.40M | $7.80M | ($2.00M) | - | $500.0K | ($259.30M) | $2.50M | - |
| EPS - Basic | $0.11 | - | $0.20 | $0.09 | ($0.02) | - | $0.01 | ($2.90) | $0.03 | - |
| EPS - Diluted | $0.11 | - | $0.20 | $0.09 | ($0.02) | - | $0.01 | ($2.90) | $0.03 | - |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $41.00M | $54.20M | $92.50M | $103.20M | $101.90M | $130.10M | $92.60M | $84.00M | $122.10M | $87.30M |
| Accounts Receivable | $109.20M | $102.80M | $107.70M | $101.10M | $106.90M | $105.00M | $105.70M | $136.10M | $130.80M | $135.30M |
| Inventory | $136.20M | $124.60M | $123.90M | $119.70M | $120.00M | $118.00M | $124.90M | $190.10M | $203.40M | $196.40M |
| Accounts Payable | $44.50M | $42.90M | $41.20M | $38.80M | $39.60M | $58.50M | $34.20M | $52.50M | $67.80M | $51.30M |
| Current Assets | $297.40M | $291.40M | $334.20M | $334.80M | $337.90M | $361.40M | $436.00M | $422.90M | $467.90M | $428.80M |
| Total Assets | $1.05B | $1.05B | $1.09B | $1.09B | $1.10B | $1.12B | $1.17B | $1.18B | $1.48B | $1.46B |
| Current Liabilities | $90.90M | $105.90M | $176.00M | $167.20M | $167.60M | $197.60M | $185.90M | $178.90M | $170.30M | $164.60M |
| Long-term Debt | $131.00M | $114.00M | $104.00M | $119.00M | $119.00M | $134.00M | $175.50M | $212.40M | $245.20M | $224.10M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stockholders' Equity | $780.20M | $775.80M | $751.80M | $746.10M | $755.80M | $756.00M | $777.40M | $753.00M | $1.03B | $1.03B |
| Retained Earnings | ($559.70M) | ($569.40M) | ($590.40M) | ($607.80M) | ($615.60M) | ($613.60M) | ($632.10M) | ($632.60M) | ($373.30M) | ($375.80M) |
Cash Flow
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | ($700.0K) | - | - | - | $1.30M | - | - | - | $17.30M | - |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($10.80M) | - | - | - | ($3.50M) | - | - | - | $3.80M | - |
| Financing Cash Flow | ($1.80M) | - | - | - | ($26.20M) | - | - | - | $13.60M | - |
| CapEx | $10.80M | - | - | - | $4.00M | - | - | - | $3.40M | - |
| Free Cash Flow | ($11.50M) | - | - | - | ($2.70M) | - | - | - | $13.90M | - |
Ratios
| Metric | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 43.8% | - | 45.7% | 41.5% | 40.3% | - | 44.1% | 37.9% | 35.6% | - |
| Operating margin | 10.4% | - | 16.9% | 10.1% | 3.0% | - | 13.1% | -115.1% | 2.2% | - |
| EBITDA margin | 16.4% | - | 20.1% | 13.5% | 9.8% | - | 16.6% | -111.3% | 9.3% | - |
| Net margin | 6.3% | - | 11.4% | 5.3% | -1.5% | - | 0.4% | -126.7% | 1.3% | - |
| Free cash flow margin | -7.5% | - | - | - | -2.0% | - | - | - | 7.1% | - |
| FCF / Net income | -1.19 | - | - | - | 1.35 | - | - | - | 5.56 | - |
| R&D / Revenue | 7.6% | - | 6.5% | 6.9% | 7.3% | - | 7.2% | 10.2% | 10.5% | - |
| SG&A / Revenue | 25.7% | - | 22.2% | 24.6% | 28.1% | - | 23.8% | 21.0% | 22.1% | - |
| Effective tax rate | -3.2% | - | 19.8% | 31.0% | - | - | 85.7% | - | 56.1% | - |
| Return on assets | 0.9% | - | 1.6% | 0.7% | -0.2% | - | 0.0% | -22.0% | 0.2% | - |
| Return on equity | 1.2% | - | 2.3% | 1.0% | -0.3% | - | 0.1% | -34.4% | 0.2% | - |
| Return on invested capital | 1.7% | - | 2.4% | 1.2% | 0.4% | - | 1.0% | -19.3% | 0.2% | - |
| Liquidity | ||||||||||
| Current ratio | 3.27 | 2.75 | 1.90 | 2.00 | 2.02 | 1.83 | 2.35 | 2.36 | 2.75 | 2.61 |
| Quick ratio | 1.77 | 1.58 | 1.19 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.23 | 1.67 | 1.30 | 1.55 | 1.41 |
| Cash ratio | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.72 | 0.53 |
| Leverage | ||||||||||
| Debt / Equity | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.22 |
| Debt / Assets | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.22 | - | 3.38 | 6.04 | 9.15 | - | 7.41 | - | 13.40 | - |
| Interest coverage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Equity multiplier | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.48 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.43 | 1.41 |
| Liabilities / Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.15 | - | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | - | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.13 | - |
| Inventory turnover | 0.63 | - | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.65 | - | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.62 | - |
| Days sales outstanding | 260d | - | 257d | 253d | 295d | - | 271d | 243d | 243d | - |
| Days inventory outstanding | 579d | - | 546d | 535d | 559d | - | 573d | 543d | 592d | - |
| Days payable outstanding | 189d | - | 182d | 173d | 184d | - | 157d | 150d | 197d | - |
| Cash conversion cycle | 650d | - | 622d | 614d | 669d | - | 687d | 635d | 637d | - |
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| P / E | 233.5x | - | 116.5x | 195.8x | - | - | 1803.0x | - | 536.7x | - |
| P / B | 2.9x | - | 2.7x | 2.1x | 1.8x | - | 2.1x | 2.0x | 1.4x | - |
| P / S | 14.7x | - | 13.3x | 10.6x | 10.1x | - | 11.3x | 7.5x | 7.4x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 93.3x | - | 66.4x | 79.2x | 104.0x | - | 71.7x | - | 86.3x | - |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 15.8% | - | 7.3% | -28.7% | -32.7% | - | -20.0% | 8.9% | 36.1% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | 2.0% | - | -5.0% | -8.1% | -13.1% | - | -15.1% | 0.8% | -0.8% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | -5.3% | - | -5.8% | -0.8% | -4.1% | - | -9.6% | -0.0% | 1.8% | - |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | 25.9% | - | 11.1% | -21.9% | -23.7% | - | -18.8% | 5.3% | 29.9% | - |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | 297.5% | - | 38.0% | - | -7.0% | - | -13.4% | - | - | - |
| Net income growth (YoY) | - | - | 3380.0% | - | - | - | -97.0% | - | - | - |
| EPS growth (YoY) | - | - | 1900.0% | - | - | - | -94.4% | - | - | - |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | - | - | 88.2% | - | - | - | -67.5% | - | -38.7% | - |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | -3.3% | - | 27.2% | - | - | - | -48.3% | - | - | - |
| FCF growth (YoY) | -325.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -22.8% | - |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Book value growth (YoY) | 3.2% | 2.6% | -3.3% | -0.9% | -26.9% | -26.9% | -21.7% | -23.7% | 4.7% | 4.1% |
Sales by segment
From XBRL dimensional facts in the 10-K period ending 2025-12-31.
Business segments
$593.20M totalPrecision Devices$328.90M · 55.4%
Med Tech Specialty Audio$264.30M · 44.6%
Geographic
$593.20M totalUS$248.80M · 41.9%
Asia$226.10M · 38.1%
Europe$95.40M · 16.1%
Other Americas$12.00M · 2.0%
Other Geographical Locations$10.90M · 1.8%
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Household Audio & Video Equipment
Comparing Knowles Corp against the 5 most active filers in the same SIC group.